World number one Aryna Sabalenka led the way into the US Open quarter-finals, subduing American Taylor Townsend in straight sets on Sunday to keep her bid for a rare three-peat on track.
Sabalenka rallied from 3-1 down in the second set for a 6-4, 6-3 victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium, where men's defending champion Carlos Alcaraz took on 20th-seeded American Tommy Paul in search of a quarter-final berth.
Sabalenka needed all of her resolve against the multi-faceted Townsend, whose blistering service returns and net prowess flummoxed the Belarusian star.
The match opened with five breaks of serve before Sabalenka managed a comfortable hold for a 4-2 first-set lead.
But eventually Sabalenka's sustained power and precision proved a little too much.
#open #taylor #arthur
Sabalenka rallied from 3-1 down in the second set for a 6-4, 6-3 victory on Arthur Ashe Stadium, where men's defending champion Carlos Alcaraz took on 20th-seeded American Tommy Paul in search of a quarter-final berth.
Sabalenka needed all of her resolve against the multi-faceted Townsend, whose blistering service returns and net prowess flummoxed the Belarusian star.
The match opened with five breaks of serve before Sabalenka managed a comfortable hold for a 4-2 first-set lead.
But eventually Sabalenka's sustained power and precision proved a little too much.
#open #taylor #arthur
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